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Re: To burn it?

At 07:11 12/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
There was an oil spill from a sunk tanker 8 days ago, about
100 miles west from the coast of France. It will probably hit
the shore today or tomorrow. Is it possible to ignite a floating
oil spot? A clearly visible spot of size about 150 m was shown
on TV last night. What else can chemists do to minimize the
environmental impact?
Ludwik Kowalski


There was a moment of truth in dealing with foundering oil tankers,
some years ago when the British attempted to bomb a tanker into
flames. The spillage was multiplied.
An effective means of swabbing up the mess is rolls of hair -
human hair works well - which wicks up surface oil contamination.
The rolls are squeezed out and returned to service.




brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
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